World News
- Report says nuclear explosion is an abiding risk
Omaha News.Net
A new report has been released to say the world still faces a serious risk of nuclear explosion, with weapons-making materials falling into wrong hands.
- Blast in Bangkok kills protestor
Omaha News.Net
An anti-government protester has been killed in a Bangkok bomb explosion.
- Australian terrorist wants greater freedom
Omaha News.Net
Australian man, David Hicks, who was convicted of terrorism offences in the US, has broken his self-imposed silence and called on police to relax stringent controls over his freedom.
- Flight attendant helps with landing
Omaha News.Net
A flight attendant aboard an Air Canada passenger jet helped to land the aircraft in Ireland after its co-pilot suffered a mental breakdown.
- Storms wash away people in Vietnam
Omaha News.Net
Nine people, including three children, have been killed in heavy rains during a storm in central Vietnam.
- Pakistan guarantees supplies to NATO soldiers
Omaha News.Net
NATO commanders meeting in Brussels have been assured by Pakistan's army chief, General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, that supply lines will remain open to alliance troops in Afghanistan, even with attacks occurring along the Afghan-Pakistani border.
- Al-Qaeda makes racial slur against Obama
Omaha News.Net
Al-Qaeda has insulted US President-elect Barack Obama, by referring to him as a “house negro,” a demeaning racial term used to refer to blacks who do the bidding of whites.
- UN separates clashing forces in Congo
Omaha News.Net
The UN has confirmed military withdrawals are in progress in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
- Iraqi legislators harassed by colleagues
Omaha News.Net
In Iraq, a parliamentary debate on the US-Iraq security agreement has been halted because of interference by legislators loyal to Shi'ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr.
- Nepal police involved in child torture
Omaha News.Net
Police in Nepal have been accused of torturing children.
- Orphanage director assaults children in care
Omaha News.Net
A so-called British charity worker has been jailed for 20 years in Albania on child abuse charges.
- Paying ransoms only encourages pirates, says Miliband
The Independent
Ransom payments to pirates will only encourage further hostage-taking, Foreign Secretary David Miliband insisted today. The hijackers of a Saudi oil tanker with two British crewmen on...
- Iraq parliament engulfed in protests over U.S. security pact
USA Today
One man holds up a placard bearing the image of Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki while Shiite Muslims around him protest through the streets of Basra, Iraq, in support of the Iraq-U.S. pact.
- Troops take rebel position
New Zealand Herald
Sri Lankan troops overran a strategically important rebel defence line yesterday north of the Tamil Tiger's de facto state, breaking open another front in the country's raging civil war, the military...
- China to overhaul battered dairy industry
USA Today
China announced a complete overhaul of its dairy industry Thursday to improve safety at every step — from cow breeding to milk sales — saying its worst food quality...
- Over 1,000 melamine babies still in hospitals
MSNBC
Over a thousand Chinese infants are still in hospital receiving treatment for kidney damage caused by tainted milk, China's Health Ministry said on Thursday, more than two months after the...
- Rebel Fighters Withdraw In Congo
Sky News
He filmed a documentary on eastern Congo's difficulties earlier this year. Rebel spokesman Bertrand Bisimwa said there were no reports of violence around the retreat but insisted forces were...
- Treasure hunter unearths ancient gold
The Australian
Maurice Richardson, who unearthed the 2200-year-old gold collar near Newark, central England, will not get to keep it but has received an undisclosed reward and his lucky find has been acquired by...
- Experts still in the dark
The Australian
The slide has wiped more than 50 per cent from the market's value since its high point. "We are closer to the bottom than the top but I am not prepared to say we have hit bottom yet," AMP...
- Machine culture rotten to core
The Australian
A minister is jailed for being a pedophile. He abused boys in his ministerial office yet his closest staff members deny any inkling of his behaviour. Another minister is stood down over allegations...
- Pakistan Anger At US Drone Attack
Sky News
Pakistan has condemned the latest US missile strike in its territory while a militant Taliban group warned another drone attack would bring reprisals within the country.
- Why the rise in cop-killings Ask city officials & residents
Philadelphia Daily News
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- U.S. jobless claims jump to 16-year high
MSNBC
New claims for unemployment benefits jumped last week to a 16-year high, the Labor Department said Thursday, providing more evidence of a rapidly weakening job market expected to get...
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